LSC announces pair of preseason polls

Courtesy of TAMIU athletics

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6:38 pm CDT, Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Texas A&M International has been tabbed to finish seventh in the 2019 Lone Star Conference men's soccer preseason poll, the conference office announced on Tuesday. The poll reflects the opinions of LSC head coaches and sports information directors, plus various media representatives from throughout the region.

The Dustdevils were picked to finish in the middle of the pack with 137 points. Midwestern State was selected as the preseason favorite with 271 points, including 22 of 25 possible first-place votes. West Texas A&M was picked to finish second earning a pair of first-place votes and 236 overall points.

St. Edward's, St. Mary's and Eastern New Mexico rounded out the top five. Lubbock Christian, UT Tyler, Oklahoma Christian and UT Permian Basin filled out the remaining spots in the top 10 while DBU was picked to finish 11th.

During LSC play this season, each team will play the other once during the regular season in a single round-robin schedule. The top six teams based on accumulated points within the conference will advance to the postseason tournament. The quarterfinals this year will take place on campus sites on Nov. 12 followed by semifinals and final matches at the No. 1 seed on Nov. 15 and 17.

The Dustdevils will kick off the season on the road as they travel to Rapid City, South Dakota on Sept. 6 to take on South Dakota School of Mines at 11 a.m.

David Martinez and the Dustdevils were picked to finish seventh out of 11 teams in the Lone Star Conference men's soccer preseason poll released Tuesday.

David Martinez and the Dustdevils were picked to finish seventh out of 11 teams in the Lone Star Conference men's soccer preseason poll released Tuesday.

Photo: Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times File

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David Martinez and the Dustdevils were picked to finish seventh out of 11 teams in the Lone Star Conference men's soccer preseason poll released Tuesday.

David Martinez and the Dustdevils were picked to finish seventh out of 11 teams in the Lone Star Conference men's soccer preseason poll released Tuesday.

Photo: Danny Zaragoza /Laredo Morning Times File

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With the conference expanding to 18 teams, the Lone Star Conference released its annual preseason volleyball poll on Monday.

TAMIU was picked to finish 17th with 105 points. Tarleton was tabbed as the front-runner with 802 points including 39 first-place votes. Texas A&M Commerce, Angelo State, West Texas A&M and UAFS filled out the other top five spots.

Lubbock Christian, Texas Woman's, Texas A&M-Kingsville, St. Mary's and St. Edward's rounded out the top 10. Finishing ahead of the Dustdevils were UT Permian Basin, Eastern New Mexico, DBU, UT Tyler, Western New Mexico and Midwestern State. TAMIU finished ahead of Cameron which received 101 points in the poll.

During conference play this season, the LSC is utilizing a divisional scheduling model in which each team will play one match home and away against each of the other teams within their six-team division, and a single game versus eight other conference teams.

The LSC divisional champions will be determined by regular season games within the division, while the postseason tournament winner is designated as LSC Champion and earns the conference's automatic qualification. Twelve teams will qualify for the postseason tournament with the opening round on campus Nov. 19, and the final eight teams at the No. 1 seed from Nov. 21-23.

The Dustdevils will begin the season on the road as they travel to Odessa, Texas to compete in the Dr. Aicinena Invitational with their first match scheduled against University of the Southwest on Sept. 6.